Thursday, September 20, 2012

Girl Loves Plants

Those closer to me already know, but I really love plants. I've given up the practice of giving a walking commentary of all plants I see to my wife, but it still goes on in my head. I particularly love the action of leaves on a tree, and not merely the fall color, but I really love the vibrant green of the first spring flush and the changes in tint when pods and the like pop down.

My daughter loves them too. My older son does too for that matter, but the girl is old enough to really dig in. The amazing thing is is that she's really learned quite a bit already. She knows how to gently get out small plants from a cell pack without damaging roots, place them in a hole and firm the dirt up around them. She loves to water them too - they're like her babies.

Talking with Kevin Ford over at thecatholiclandmovement.com site he often says that many people are intimidated to move to the land because they don't even know what a seed looks like. So here's my point: my 3 year learned a lot already. Just get out there.

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"It is essential to cultivate and spread a clear ethic that is up to the task of addressing current challenges: Everyone should educate themselves in more wise and responsible consumption; promote personal responsibility, along with the social dimension of rural activities, which are based on perennial values, such as hospitality, solidarity, and the sharing of the toil of labor. More than a few young people have already chosen this path; also many professionals are returning to dedicate themselves to the agricultural enterprise, feeling that they are responding not only to a personal and family need, but also to a 'sign of the times,' to a concrete sensibility for the 'common good.'

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